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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Ross and Helen Corbett

£5bn Brexit border checks system still has no timetable for launch, spending watchdog says

Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

A post-Brexit border control system designed to “take control” of Britain’s borders has no clear timetable for completion, warned the National Audit Office (NAO) on Monday.

The public spending watchdog said repeated changes and deferrals to the government’s flagship plan for full import controls from the EU was leading to uncertainty for businesses and extra costs for government and ports.

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